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A. A. Girault: New Genera and Species 



New Genera and Species of Chalcidoid 

 Hymenoptera from North Queensland. 



By 



A. A. Girault. 



The following genera and species were captured with the 

 sweeping net. 



Family Eulophidae. 

 Entedonini. 



Genus Mestocharis. 

 1, Mestocharis podagrionidis new species. 

 Female: Length, 1,55 mm. 



Like cyanea but smaller and the antennae with only one 

 ring-joint, the funicle joints shorter, the distal one usually wider 

 than long and shorter than either the pedicel or the first club joint. 

 Otherwise the same but the mandibles are tridentate, a third tooth 

 being represented inwardly, though much shorter than the two 

 outer acute ones. 



(From numerous specimens, 2 / 3 -inch objective, 1-inch optic, 

 Bausch & Lomb.) 



Male: The same. 



(From numerous specimens.) 



Described from numerous specimens of each sex bred from a 

 mantid egg-sac infested with Podagrion and most probably para- 

 sitic upon the latter; April 27, 1913. 



Habit at: Australia — Nelson (Cairns), Queensland. 



Types: In the Qsld. Mus., Brisbane, two <$'$, two $'s on tags 

 (2 pins). 



Family Eucharidae. 



Chalcurelloides new genus. 



Male: Like Chalcurella Girault but the scutellum as seen 

 from beneath is faintly bidentate (or with a short, emarginate 

 plate) and the antennae bear paired branches after the fourth 

 segment, the first, second and fourth funicle joints with a Single, 

 rather long branch from the same side, the third joint with a very 

 short branch ; first funicle joint moderately long. Propodeum with a 

 groove on each side, the median groove of scutellum subobsolete. 

 Wings hyaline. Antennae 12-jointed. Also somewhat like Chol- 

 curoides. No ring-joint. Mandibles as in Orasema. 



Female: Not known. 



Type: The following species. 



1. Chalcurelloides hyalinus new species. 



Male: Length, 4 mm. 



